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Laura Kasischke will read excerpts from her poetry collections and fiction pieces when the Creative Writers Reading Series resumes at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on March 26. Her 6 p.m. reading and the reception that will precede it are free and open to the public. Both events will be held in the Larry and Kathryn Smith Chapel.

Derreck Kayongo, the founder of the Global Soap Project and a humanitarian relief expert, will discuss creating a movement based on social change when the 2014-15 Speaker Series resumes at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Tuesday, March 3. His presentation, “Tapping Your Power to Create Social Change,” begins at 7:30 p.m. in McGarvey Commons and is free and open to the public.

For one night on Feb. 14, the Lake Erie Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association has partnered with McBriar Events for a special Penn State Pre-THON Party at Metzgar Center on the campus of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. From 7 to 11 p.m., LEC members and nonmembers are invited to take part in an evening of dancing and fight song chanting.

The third annual Poverty Simulation, sponsored by the Human Relations Programming Council, was held at Penn State Behrend on Jan. 21. The simulation is designed to help participants understand what it’s like to live in a low-income family, surviving from month to month.

Paint the Hill Blue, a get-together for Penn State alumni, family, friends, students and faculty members, will be held Sunday, Feb. 22, at Peek’n Peak. Discounted lift ticket and rental rates will be offered for all registrants and their guests.

Thanks to a new student-developed website, members of the Penn State University Park and Behrend communities are able to log online and exchange or purchase relevant textbooks, appliances, furniture and school supplies. The site, titled StudentTrade.net, also allows property owners to post and update student rentals.

The Harlem Quartet believes classical music could use a breath of fresh air, and they’re here to bring it. The Grammy Award-winning New York-based ensemble has a mission to advance diversity in classical music and they’re taking that mission to Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Wednesday, Jan. 21.

Thanks to a new student-developed website, members of the Penn State Behrend community are able to log online and exchange or purchase relevant textbooks, appliances, furniture and school supplies. The site, titled StudentTrade.net, also allows property owners to post and update student rentals.

Music at Noon: The Logan Series, a chamber music and performing arts series at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, has been named a recipient of the 2015 Chamber Music America and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Award for Adventurous Programming. The national award recognizes ensembles and presenters for outstanding and innovative approaches to the programming of contemporary, classical, jazz and world chamber music.

Moustafa Elhadary will leave to return to Dubai after completing his first semester at Penn State Behrend on Dec. 21. He's in for some long, uncomfortable and boring plane rides, but he could not be more excited.

In honor of the holiday season, Housing and Food Services at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, teamed up with the campus' THON committee to sponsor a Penn State Behrend Festival of Trees fundraiser for THON. The trees have been displayed atop the stage in Bruno’s Cafe, and faculty members, staff and students can vote for their favorite tree by donating money to the THON can that sits next to the tree.

At the request of St. Vincent Hospital and the Allegheny Health Network, Penn State Behrend Sports Medicine has begun implementing C3 Logix concussion testing. Conducted via iPads, the program was developed by iComet Technologies, a Cleveland Clinic Innovations spinoff company, and includes a computerized neurocognitive exam.